I was diagnosed with Cyclothymia a month ago and have had many different emotions about the whole thing. I have decided that being bipolar is just that and that I am going to try and control the illness and not let it control me. When I see my T we really don't even talk about being bipolar we basically talk about coping stratagies to which I can use when I feel down, depressed, angry, and fearful to list a few. If you put together coping stratagies to deal with different emotions and moods and start to use them they may not always work but it may help you to start turning some of the negative thoughts in to positive thoughts. I'm not sure that I said the right thing here but hopefully I did and it helps a little.